Posts

Showing posts from April, 2015

2015 WTA Season Needs More Competition

Image
Serena Williams wins Miami So, another weekend and another win for Serena Williams.   Serena won her eighth title last Saturday in Miami with a 6:2 6:0 victory over Carla Suarez Navarro, who was playing in her first Masters final.   We were all expecting a routine win but even I would not have predicted such a quick and easy victory. It appears to be getting relatively easier for Serena to win tennis tournaments the older she gets; usually it is the other way as it supposed to be more difficult the older a player becomes.   In fact, barring Venus Williams, every one of Serena’s rivals from her generation are retired and doing different things.   That includes Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Justine Henin, Kim Clijsters, Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati.   Remarkable indeed and let’s not forget Serena has won twelve major titles since 2008.      While this is all great news for Serena and her supporters, 2015 is so far ...